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Low manufacturing wages cost U.S. taxpayers billions a year

July 27, 2016
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Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the United States and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance program to support themselves or their families, according to research by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
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Low levels of asbestos exposure linked to lung abnormalities

Long-term changes seen at relatively low exposure levels
January 9, 2015
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People exposed to asbestos from mining in Libby, Mont., show long-term changes in lung imaging and function tests, even with relatively low asbestos exposure, reports a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).


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air pollution

EPA updates mercury and air toxics standards for new power plants

Agency also proposes updates to oil and gas storage tank standards
April 2, 2013
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The EPA has issued updates to pollution limits for new power plants under the mercury and air toxics standards, based on new information and analysis that became available to the agency after the rule was finalized.


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OSHA’s sequestration strategy starts with hiring freeze

Today is deadline
March 1, 2013
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With the much anticipated sequestration deadline finally here, OSHA plans to freeze hiring and bonuses – moves that will enable the agency to avoid furloughing employees despite the looming budget cuts. That contradicts a Feb. 8 White House prediction that sequestration would force OSHA to take some of its inspectors off the job, at least for a period of time.


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OSHA whistleblower claims: Most are dismissed or withdrawn

February 5, 2013
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Recently released statistics from OSHA show whistleblower claims are surging. This underscores the need for employers to be prepared for would-be whistleblowers and have procedures in place to handle complaints internally, lawyers said Tuesday. The number of whistleblower cases OSHA received pursuant to the 22 laws it enforces increased to 2,787 in fiscal 2012, up from 2,648 in 2011, reflecting steady yearly increases since 2009.


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Make changes via exec order, group urges Obama

December 17, 2012
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The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) has a few items they’d like President Obama to add to his 2013 “To Do” list. Seven items, as a matter of fact.


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Worker wish list for Obama’s second term

Celeste Monforton DrPH, MPH
November 28, 2012
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Hurray! The Presidential election is over. Let’s hope this means that Obama administration officials will come out from under their beds and embrace their regulatory authority to issue some strong public health and environmental regulations.


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worker

Report: Use of staffing companies endangers worker safety

September 4, 2012
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A report compiled on the dismal safety records of staffing agencies used by Chicagoland companies is just “the tip of the iceberg,” according to public health researcher Sohni Choudhary.


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Respirator use medical evaluations: Physicians only?

August 27, 2012
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Question: Are physicians the only medical professionals allowed to perform medical evaluations for respirator use?


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regulations

Sunstein critics happy to see him go

Regulatory Czar “fixed a problem that didn’t exist”
August 15, 2012
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Safety advocates will not be throwing a going away party for Cass Sunstein, who recently stepped down as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).


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